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Determinative | taxogram | semagram

an ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts which helps to disambiguate interpretation. They have no direct counterpart in spoken language, though they may derive historically from glyphs for real words, and... (36 of 533 words)

Collins Dictionary:

able to or serving to settle or determine; deciding | a factor, circumstance, etc, that settles or determines | [grammar] a less common word for ... (23 of 356 words, 4 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)

Wiktionary:

[linguistics] An ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts. | [grammar] A word that typically functions as a determiner in a noun phrase; many also have other functions. | Determining (deciding) something. (34 of 80 words, 3 definitions, 2 usage examples)